Improvement in nose-ring for hogs



iiaittri meurtre @anni (hijita Lettgrs PatentNo. 99,559, dated February8, 1870.

*dwf- IMPROVEMENT llillil'v NOSE-RING- FOR HOGS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part oi thesame To whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, O. I. GOODMAN, of Chillicothe,

Ross county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Nose-Ring or Pin VforHogs; and I hereby declare lthe following to be afnll, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making part of this specification. j

My invention relates to the use of a pin for insertion into thecartilaginous portion of a hogs snout, to prevent rooting.

I do not describe thev mode of casting in this specification as beingpart of my invention, but simply to showa convenient manner' in whichthe ring can be made.

In the drawings- Fignre l shows the pi finished, ready for insertion.

Figure 2 shows the same inserted.

Figure 3 shows the form the pin is made to assume after insertion.

Figure 4 shows another method ofsecuring the pin after insertion.

Figure 5 shows my moulds, within which the ends of the prepared stemsare placed, to receive the bulbs or heads.

A is the stem of the pin, which has a point, a, and a flattened,notched, or bent end, a', as seen in fig. 1, where the said flattenedend a is shown in dotted lines:

B is the head of the pin, which may be globular, semi-globular, or anyother form which may be found best to fulfil the object.' 4

In fig. 5 is seen my mould for holding the stems during the act offorming the heads, which act is accomplished by pouring any easily-fusedmetal around the end a of the stem. This mould has considerableresemblance to one form of bullet-mould, but has provisions additionalthereto, by which it is enabled to hold the stems Ain place while thefused metal is poured in, as described.

The mould has two jaws, C and D, anda central piece, E, to which thesejaws are connected by hinges F.

The piece E has also guide-strips, G, which serve to bring the jaws andcentral piece into proper relative position when theylare broughttogether.

The central piece is made 'higher than the jaws, making a trough Yin theangle between them, into which the metal is poured.

The holes H, through which the metal runs, are made sloping, andapproach the circular `cavities I from one side, so as to form the neckor sprue upon one side, for easy removal, the stem being vertical.

In addition to the filling-hole H, each cavity I has,

upon' its upper side, an aperture, K, in which the` stein A is tightlyheld when receiving its head.

The mould may be made without the central piece, in which form it wouldhave but a single row of' cavities, andthe left-hand jaw D should besomewhat higher than C, so as to form a trough between them, as stated.

The operation is as follows:

A set of the stems A, being prepared, (having a point at one end, andbeing fan shape-d, bent, or notched at the other,) is inserted in theapertures K, :1nd,the jaws being held h'rnily against the central pieceE, the metal is poured through the holes H, and forms heads upon thesaid stems. rI"he jaws are then opened and, the pins being removed fromthe mould, the necks are cut off. The pins are then ready for use, andare applied by thrusting theui upward through the 'snout of the hog, andturning the upper end into an eye, as seen in figs. 2 and V3, or broughtover the edge ofthe cartilage, and turned around 'the stem, just abovethe head, as seenin fig. 4.

It will be seen that this device is cheap and easily applied, andfulfils the requirements in a hog-ring, viz, it causes scarcely anyinconvenience to the hog, except when rooting, and is free from thecommon annoyance ot' sticks and other trash lodging between the ring andthe nose of the animal.

I claim herein as new, and of lmy invention- The.hognose ring hereindescribed, consisting of the pin Aa a', constructed as specified, and ahead, B, cast thereon, substantially as set forth. In testimony of whichinvention, I hereunto set my hand.

O. P. GOODMAN. \Vitnesses:

DANIEL GOODMAN, R. S. Fomsns.

